Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

196227 min 56 secFilm: Fiction

G

Direction: Julian Biggs

Production: Julian BiggsGuy Glover

Script: Charles E. Israel

For Alexander Galt it was the middle of the road, until he saw some hope for his dream of a united Canada. What was he like, this stubborn idealist? How did he measure up to other political strongmen of his time? In this film you sense the personal clashes and the interplay of political ambitions that left their mark on history.

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Alexander Galt - L'Idéaliste impénitent

Subject categories

  • History - Canada - Pre-1867 > ConfederationPolitics and GovernmentPortraits
  • Politics and Government - Canada > Confederation and the CentennialPortraits
  • History > Canadian Confederation
  • History and Citizenship Education > Canadian Federation (1850-1929)
  • Social Studies > Canadian Politics and Government
  • Civics/Citizenship > Federal/Provincial Government

Credits

director
Julian Biggs
producer
Julian Biggs
executive producer
Guy Glover
script
Charles E. Israel
photography
Robert Humble
sound
Leo O'Donnell
sound editing
Karl Duplessis
music
Joan Edward
cast
Robert Christie
Bruno Gerussi
Paul Hébert
Roger Marshall
John Vernon